Awesome that you have a front row seat to the best college pitcher in the country. Absent injury, he’s got a good shot at going #1 in next year’s draft.
I sure would like to see Moore given a shot – but I’d have a short leash with the other guys at their disposal. I am biased – but I think Madrigal could return to his first two years form and his #4 overall pick. Give him some more reps in AAA – and if Moore struggles and Madrigal performs – swap them out. Not sure I’d be ready yet for Rada at the top – but wow does he look like the old-school version of a lead off.
What are your reservations with Rada at leadoff? I keep hearing “his age”, but he’s at AAA already, and has had two strong spring training seasons in a row. This isn’t a competitive season for the Angels, so there’s little downside, and Rada’s likely to be idling in 2027 in a lockout situation, so challenge him now.
I’d rather see Madrigal prove his mettle in AAA initially, as he’s a righty and the current lineup has few lefties outside of Schanuel (and an injured Lowe). Rada and Frazier add a little variation.
Probably just apprehension for how young he is. I’m super excited to see how he does at the top level. I got excited about Paris too last year – lol. I think I’m just scared to believe in the stats. That’s all. Your argument is compelling for sure. We could use a break and for him to keep progressing – that’s for sure. The games I watched him – though limited – on a few televised minor league games on MiLB.tv – I loved his approach. I want to watch more – I think I have a great comp if he materializes. I want to watch a little more before I give it.
Rada’s avg up to .313 now, with an OBP over .500. Just hit that last one against Gavin Williams, for pete’s sake.
It’s just abundantly clear that Rada should be the opening day centerfielder with Josh Lowe on the shelf. Trout should be in LF, as he should have been for the last 4-5 years.
You can see why I had few reservations about putting him at the top of the order in most of my IIWPM scenarios. In a lost season and developmental year, there’s little reason not to.
It’s not like you’re going to crush the kid’s confidence if he underperforms in April and May – he’s not coming to the MLB with high fanfare like Adell, Trout or Moore. He’d be coming into the season as an underrated, under-the-radar, too-young prospect with lots of horizon ahead of him.
Definitely something funky was going on. I’m just thinking of myself in little league or Rec leagues bungling plays like that and how embarrassing it feels.
Yeah – the broadcasters were discussing it at length, so I’m just following their lead. Said the wind had changed three times in a few minutes, and Rada was clearly struggling with the sun given the time of day.
He’s usually faultless tracking balls, but he’s also playing out of position in an unfamiliar park, so I imagine it was a challenging play.
That 3-6-3 that far off the base is so hard. (He almost got back) 3-6-1 equally hard with a lefty that falls off like Detmers. Just a really hard play.
Ramirez, Aldegheri, Victor, Kikuchi, Lugo:
The Angels just won the first 48 hours of the WBC.
I continue following Oregon State sophomore Dax Whitney’s season. Tonight, 6 1/3 IP, 1 run, 2 hits, 11Ks, the W
Awesome that you have a front row seat to the best college pitcher in the country. Absent injury, he’s got a good shot at going #1 in next year’s draft.
Lucas Ramirez….yes? no?
Yes
big time yes
It seems to me that Candelario came into camp with a mission.
Huzzah!
If what I read was true, I get to watch Halo baseball for free since i already have FanDuel. $99.99!? They were out their G** damn mind.
Right but not free, you pay for cable. The $99 is for a whole season for people that don’t pay for cable
Plenty of errors in this game.
What the hell is that baserunning??
Yeah I wanted Chase to do well but he needs to go back to the minors
he’s out of options so he’ll need to clear waivers.
just a couple more errors by Cleveland and we’ll catch up
Silseth can’t throw strikes for going on what, 4 years now? He still looks out of shape as well, crazy.
He’s out of options too, right? He just seems like the typical can’t get right AAAA pitcher.
He has a big belly for someone so young and in pro sports.
No kidding. Every athlete should have a Bartolo Colon body.
Frazier only has two strikeouts in 16 plate appearances. Lefty that can field at 3B, 2B and LF (and SS in an emergency).
Just self-evident that he should make the team.
Agreed. The question becomes which of Grissom, Moore, or Peraza to ship to the minors.
Moore has options and needs to play every day. So it will likely be him.
They will try to slip Peraza through waivers.
And he’ll make it.
Detmers had a reasonably good fourth inning.
That curve has gotten a few whiffs at least
Rada CF
Neto SS
Trout LF
Adell RF
Soler DH
Schanuel 1B
Moore 2B/3B
O’Hoppe/D’Arnaud C
Frazier/Guzman 2B/3B
Still a little fragile on the infield, with a K-heavy middle of the order, but it’s a passable offense with a litte upside.
I sure would like to see Moore given a shot – but I’d have a short leash with the other guys at their disposal. I am biased – but I think Madrigal could return to his first two years form and his #4 overall pick. Give him some more reps in AAA – and if Moore struggles and Madrigal performs – swap them out. Not sure I’d be ready yet for Rada at the top – but wow does he look like the old-school version of a lead off.
What are your reservations with Rada at leadoff? I keep hearing “his age”, but he’s at AAA already, and has had two strong spring training seasons in a row. This isn’t a competitive season for the Angels, so there’s little downside, and Rada’s likely to be idling in 2027 in a lockout situation, so challenge him now.
I’d rather see Madrigal prove his mettle in AAA initially, as he’s a righty and the current lineup has few lefties outside of Schanuel (and an injured Lowe). Rada and Frazier add a little variation.
Probably just apprehension for how young he is. I’m super excited to see how he does at the top level. I got excited about Paris too last year – lol. I think I’m just scared to believe in the stats. That’s all. Your argument is compelling for sure. We could use a break and for him to keep progressing – that’s for sure. The games I watched him – though limited – on a few televised minor league games on MiLB.tv – I loved his approach. I want to watch more – I think I have a great comp if he materializes. I want to watch a little more before I give it.
Rada’s avg up to .313 now, with an OBP over .500. Just hit that last one against Gavin Williams, for pete’s sake.
It’s just abundantly clear that Rada should be the opening day centerfielder with Josh Lowe on the shelf. Trout should be in LF, as he should have been for the last 4-5 years.
Such a professional approach at the plate. Follows it up with a SB
You can see why I had few reservations about putting him at the top of the order in most of my IIWPM scenarios. In a lost season and developmental year, there’s little reason not to.
It’s not like you’re going to crush the kid’s confidence if he underperforms in April and May – he’s not coming to the MLB with high fanfare like Adell, Trout or Moore. He’d be coming into the season as an underrated, under-the-radar, too-young prospect with lots of horizon ahead of him.
Hmmm- you have a point. Maybe platooning him against RHP to start.
Okay if Jose Ramirez is dropping plays, that wind is tough
“Too windy for fireworks today” sez Trent Rush.
We’ve had two days of fierce winds in SoCal, so I imagine that front has moved south to Arizona.
Winds yesterday in LA were ridiculous — I was surfing the wind while walking lol
Our windchimes were symphonic all afternoon.
Oh Rada 🫣
Seems like it wasn’t really an obvious bungle – combination of losing it in the sun then a sudden wind shift changing the ball’s trajectory.
Definitely something funky was going on. I’m just thinking of myself in little league or Rec leagues bungling plays like that and how embarrassing it feels.
Yeah – the broadcasters were discussing it at length, so I’m just following their lead. Said the wind had changed three times in a few minutes, and Rada was clearly struggling with the sun given the time of day.
He’s usually faultless tracking balls, but he’s also playing out of position in an unfamiliar park, so I imagine it was a challenging play.
The wind in spring training is so different than what they see in a fully surrounded MLB park. They all can get embarrassed in Arizona.
Reid still throws too many uncompetitive pitches. CJ Wilson-esque
Great comp. Great description too.
Even before the Rada mistrack, Reid was at 40 pitches in 1.2 innings, only 20 strikes.
That 3-6-3 that far off the base is so hard. (He almost got back) 3-6-1 equally hard with a lefty that falls off like Detmers. Just a really hard play.